DIDSBURY - A number of proposed new policies will be reviewed by the Town of Didsbury's policy and governance committee before reporting back to council with recommendations.
The matter came before council at the recent regularly-scheduled council meeting, held in person and online.
In June council’s committee of the whole reviewed a draft list of potential policies that were proposed in accordance with the recommendation from a workshop.
The proposed policies includes budget policy, CAO performance policy, communications policy, cost of living adjustment policy, facility closures policy, land leases policy, land sale and acquisition policy, marking and branding policy, staff accommodations policy, and strategic plan policy.
“Administration is recommending that council assign the following policy list to the policy and governance committee for review to referral to council,” the town's chief administrative officer Ethan Gorner said in a briefing note to council.
“In doing so, administration is looking to streamline the creation of these policies, essentially removing a step in the current review process.
“In addition, the proposed process allows administration ample time to integrate the committee’s perspective into the policy during development to best execute council’s vision. Lastly, it allows the committee to prioritize which policies ought to be created first, based on council’s priorities.”
